ort
[awrt]
noun
Usually orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Origin of ort
1400–50; late Middle English; cognate with Low German ort, early Dutch oorete; compare Old English or- out-, ǣt food (see eat)
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for ort
Historical Examples of ort
I'd ort to shoot yo' daid right wher' yo' at—an' mebbe I will.
The Gold GirlJames B. Hendryx
They ain't finished as they ort to be, and I would not wear 'em.
It helps to make me fergit what I was and to brace up an' be what I ort.
Motor Matt; or, The King of the WheelStanley R. Matthews
"Well, they ort to, that's all I got to say," said Aunt Pilcher doubtfully.
I don't run no 'dollar you got, dollar you didn't get, an' dollar you ort to got' outfit.
Connie Morgan in the Lumber CampsJames B. Hendryx
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper